One of the high-ranking officials of the occupier Zionist regime told the U.S. officials that if they intend to dominate the Middle East, they should not waste their time on countries like Iraq, but instead, they should focus on Iran!
However, in his advice, which was covered by the foreign press, he warned the U.S. officials that Iran is not like Iraq, North Korea or Afghanistan; that it cannot be occupied through military aggression since the Islamic system in Iran relies on the Iranian people and is safeguarded by the people.
Thus, he suggested that the United States should try to make the Iranian people give up their support for the Islamic system by promoting the Western culture and American values in Iranian society, which he said would make the people lose their interest in their own culture, religion, and traditions.
He said that after a few years when the Iranian people have turned their back on their religion and culture, the United States would be able to remove this major obstacle and overthrow the Islamic system only through a limited military operation!
Earlier, when different towns and villages in Afghanistan were being bombed by U.S. planes and innocent Afghan people were being killed in these bombings, an American military strategist suggested that if the United States, instead of firing missiles at the Afghan cities, distributed women's underwear, Western clothes, and pornographic compact disks among the Afghan youth, it would be able to capture Afghanistan without any military spending!
Today, the policy on Iran is the same policy that was carried out with respect to Andalusia. Once Muslims established an Islamic country in southern Europe, in the region that is present-day Spain. This country, which extended as far as southern France, became the cradle of civilization.
The fact is that science in Europe originated from the civilization in Andalusia. This is something the Westerners have acknowledged themselves, although some of them are now trying to remove this page from the history of science!
When Europeans decided to retake Andalusia, they formulated a long-term policy. They began to corrupt Muslim youngsters. One of the measures that they took to achieve this aim was to bequeath vineyards so that the wine produced from them would be distributed to the youth for free! They also encouraged youngsters to indulge in sensual pleasures and give free rein to their carnal desires!
The passage of time will not change such policies on corrupting nations, and the enemies are following the same policies even today. But they are also pursuing certain economic, cultural, and political objectives.
Today, the United States is aiming to wage war on Iraq in order to control its oilfields, influence OPEC, and, ultimately, dominate Middle Eastern oil and economy.
Further, the enemies hold a grudge against Islamic ideology, since it has challenged the ideology of Western schools of thought and impugned liberal democracy, which is the hoisted banner of the West.
Islamic ideology infuses Muslim nations with courage, energy, and the will to defend and maintain their independence. This phenomenon has been quite evident in one of the most important and strategic parts of the world, which is rich in oil and other mineral resources.—This is why Islam is, today, the target of plots and hostility of the arrogant powers.
Imam Khamenei, Feb 25, 2003
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